People's reaction to opera the first time they hear it is extreme. They either love it or they hate it. If they love it, they will always love it. If they don't, they may learn to appreciate it, but it will never become part of their soul.

Philip Stuckey: [about Morse] He mortgaged everything he owns, right down to his underwear, to secure a loan from the bank.

Magician at party: No matter what they say, it's all about money. So let's imagine, ladies, that you're a savings and loan officer. Watch - one, two, three; see, you've got it all, and we've got nothing. You've got all four, take a look.

Happy Man: Welcome to Hollywood! What's your dream? Everybody comes here; this is Hollywood, land of dreams. Some dreams come true, some don't; but keep on dreamin' - this is Hollywood. Always time to dream, so keep on dreamin'.

Edward: Tell me, what kind of… what kind of money you girls make these days? Ballpark.

Vivian: Can't take less than a hundred dollars.

Edward: Hundred dollars a night?

Vivian: For an hour.

Edward: An hour? You make a hundred dollars an hour and you got a safety pin holding your boot up? You gotta be joking.

Vivian: I never joke about money.

Edward: Neither do I.

[He turns to her.]

Edward: Hundred dollars an hour. Pretty stiff.

[She reaches over into his lap.]

Vivian: Well, no… but it's got potential.

Vivian: What is your name?

Edward: Edward.

Vivian: Edward? That's my favorite name in the whole world!

Edward: [mock seriously] No!

[A well-dressed couple observe Edward and the scantily-clad Vivian as an elevator arrives.]

Vivian: Well, color me happy! There's a sofa in here for two!

[The man moves to enter, but his wife stops him. A chagrined Edward turns to the couple.]

Edward: First time in an elevator.

Woman: Ah.

[Edward enters. The woman turns to her husband.]

Woman: Close your mouth, dear.

Vivian: Wow! Great view! I bet you can see all the way to the ocean from out here.

Edward: I'll take your word for it. I don't go out there.

Vivian: Why don't you go out there?

Edward: I'm afraid of heights.

Vivian: You are? So how come you rented the penthouse?

Edward: It's the best. I looked all around for penthouses on the first floor, but I can't find one.

Vivian: Well, now that you got me here, what are you going to do with me?

Edward: You wanna know something? I don't have a clue.

Vivian: You know, you could pay me. That's one way to, maybe, break the ice.

[Vivian hops up onto Edward's desk in a sultry pose.]

Edward: You're on my fax.

Vivian: Well, that's one I haven't been on before.

[Vivian pulls a fistful of condoms from her purse.]

Vivian: Pick one. I got red, I got green, I got yellow… I'm out of purple, but I do have one Gold Circle coin left… the condom of champions, the one and only… nothin' is gettin' through this sucker. Whaddya say, hmm?

Edward: A buffet of safety.

Vivian: I'm a safety girl.

Vivian: So Edward, are you in town on, uh, business or pleasure?

Edward: Business, I think.

Vivian: Business, you think. Well… let me guess. That would make you… a lawyer.

Edward: A lawyer?

Vivian: Umm-hmm.

Edward: What makes you think I'm a lawyer?

Vivian: You've got that, um… sharp, useless look about you.

Vivian: Listen, I… I appreciate this whole seduction scene you've got goin', but let me give you a tip — I'm a sure thing, okay? So… I'm on an hourly rate. Could we just move it along?

Edward: Somehow, I'm sensing that this time problem is a major issue with you. Why don't we just get through that right now.

Vivian: Great! Let's get started.

Edward: How much for the entire night?

Vivian: Stay here? [small laugh] You couldn't afford it.

Edward: Try me.

Vivian: 300 dollars.

Edward: Done. Thank you. Now we can relax.

[A flummoxed Vivian gets up.]

Vivian: Are you sure you want me to stay for the entire night? I mean, I could just pop ya good and be on my way.

Edward: To tell you the truth, I don't feel like being alone tonight.

Vivian: Why, is it your birthday, or something?

Edward: No.

Vivian: I mean, I have been the party at a couple of birthdays.

Edward: Hmpf. I bet you have.

Edward: Oh, by the way, Phil — about your car…

Philip Stuckey: Oh God. What?

Edward: It corners like it's on rails.

Philip Stuckey: What?! What does that mean? Edward… Edward…

[Grinning, Edward hangs up.]

Vivian: [after Edward catches her singing along to "Kiss" by Prince in the tub] Don't you just love Prince?

Edward: More than life itself.

[Fumbling with his tie, Edward tells Vivian about his business.]

Vivian: You don't actually have a billion dollars, huh?

Edward: No. I get some of it from banks, investors… it's not an easy thing to do.

Vivian: And you don't make anything…

Edward: No.

Vivian: … and you don't build anything.

Edward: No.

Vivian: So whadda ya do with the companies once you buy 'em?

Edward: I sell them.

[Viv reaches for his tie.]

Vivian: Here, let me do that. You sell them.

Edward: Well, I… don't sell the whole company, I break it up into pieces, and then I sell that off, it's worth more than the whole.

Thompson: Now, Mr. Lewis, however, is a very special customer, and we like to think of our special customers as friends. Now, as a customer, we would expect Mr. Lewis to sign in any additional guests, but as a friend, we're willing to overlook it. Now, I'm assuming that you're a… [long pause] … relative?

Vivian: [meekly] Yes.

Thompson: I thought so. Then you must be his…

[Thompson gives Vivian an expectant nod. Another long pause.]

Vivian: Niece?

Thompson: Of course. Naturally, when Mr. Lewis leaves, I won't see you in this hotel again. I assume you have no other uncles here?

Edward: Stores are never nice to people. They're nice to credit cards.

Edward: You see this young lady over here?

Hollister: Yes.

Edward: Do you have anything in this shop as beautiful as she is?

Hollister: Oh, yes.

[Edward gives Hollister a look.]

Hollister: Oh, no! No, no! No. I'm saying we have many things as beautiful as she… would want them to be! [babbling] That's the point I was getting at. And I think we can all agree with that. That's why, when you came in here, you knew from the first—

Edward: You know what we're gonna need here? We're going to need a few more people helping us out. I'll tell you why. We are going to be spending an obscene amount of money in here. So we're going to need a lot more help sucking up to us, 'cause that's what we really like.

Hollister: Ohhhh!

Edward: You understand that.

Hollister: Sir, if I may say so, you're in the right store, and the right city, for that matter!

Hollister: Exactly how obscene an amount of money were you talking about? Just… profane, or really offensive?

Edward: Really offensive.

Hollister: [to himself] I like him so much.

Hollister: Mr. Lewis? How's it going so far?

Edward: Pretty well, I think. I think we need some major sucking up.

Hollister: Very well, sir. You're… not only handsome, but a powerful man. I could see the second you walked in here, you were someone to reckon with…

Edward: I was very angry with him. It cost me ten thousand dollars in therapy to say that sentence: "I was very angry him." I do it very well, don't I? I'll say it again: I was very angry with him. "Hello, my name is Mr. Lewis, I am very angry with my father."

Vivian: I would've been angry at the ten thousand dollars.

Vivian: Did I mention… my leg is 44 inches from hip to toe, so basically, we're talkin' about…

Vivian: What else? You going to leave some money by the bed when you pass through town?

Edward: Vivian, it really wouldn't be like that.

Vivian: How would it be?

Edward: Well, for one thing, it would get you off the streets.

Vivian: That's just geography.

Edward: Vivian, what is it you want? What do you see happening between us?

Vivian: I don't know. When I was a little girl, my mama used to lock me in the attic when I was bad, which was pretty often. And I would… I would pretend I was a princess, trapped in the tower by a wicked queen. And then suddenly, this knight, on a white horse, with these colors flying, would come charging up and draw his sword… and I would wave, and he would climb up the tower, and rescue me. But never in all the time… that I had this dream… did the knight say to me, "Come on, baby, I'll put you up in a great condo."

Edward: I've never treated you like a prostitute.

[He walks away.]

Vivian: You just did.

Kit: Maybe you guys could, like, um… you know, get a house together, and like, buy some diamonds, and a horse — I don't know. Anyway… it could work! It happens!

Vivian: When does it happen, Kit?

Vivian: I just wanna know who it works out for. You give me one example of somebody that we know that it happened for.

[They start talking over each other.]

Kit: Name someone? You want me to name someone?

Vivian: Yeah, you know a person that it's worked for.

Kit: You want me to, like, give you a name, or something?

Vivian: Yeah, I'd like a name.

Kit: Oh, God, the pressure of a name… Cinde-fucking-rella!

Edward: So what happened after he climbed up the tower and rescued her?